Barrett

[ bar-it ]

/ ˈbær ɪt /

noun

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What does “barren” mean?

a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.

Worn down by dullness, tedious repetition.

unproductive; unfruitful

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Example sentences from the Web for Barrett

All of this makes little sense unless you're familiar with what Barrett Brown did.
Sentencing Looms for Barrett Brown, Advocate for “Anonymous”|Kevin M. Gallagher|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On December 16th, the journalist Barrett Brown will be sentenced before a judge in Dallas, Texas.
Sentencing Looms for Barrett Brown, Advocate for “Anonymous”|Kevin M. Gallagher|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Barrett had chanced to place a paternal hand on her head as he passed the microphone to the student next to her.
11 Children Shot in Milwaukee, One in Her Grandpa's Lap|Michael Daly|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The funeral was set for Wednesday, exactly a week after that moment when Barrett last saw her.
11 Children Shot in Milwaukee, One in Her Grandpa's Lap|Michael Daly|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Excited, willing, open to learning,” Barrett later said of Laylah.
11 Children Shot in Milwaukee, One in Her Grandpa's Lap|Michael Daly|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Barrett's fortune was invested in sugar-plantations in Jamaica.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14|Elbert Hubbard
Barrett says that the Indians never employed the name but that it referred to a subtribe, or group associated with the Oleyome.
The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California|Sherburne Friend Cook
Dr. Barrett is unable to identify the name but the people lived in the same vicinity as the tribes mentioned previously.
The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California|Sherburne Friend Cook
Beside it a nurse sat silent, and upon it feebly tossed the racked body of him whom Barrett had called Jerry the Teller.
The Gentleman From Indiana|Booth Tarkington
On the 17th General Barrett paraded for the attack the bulk of his force.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915|Various

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